Mentorship is important for women in tech, and professional women more generally. But what about peer-to-peer support?

Local creatives Sara Wachter-Boettcher and Katel LeDû had already been discussing work, friendship and feminism publicly on their weekly podcast, “Strong Feelings” (previously “No, You Go“), when they came up with the idea for a meetup focused on those topics.

Enter: Collective Strength, the pair’s new monthly event series focused on “feminist realtalk about work, ambition, and belonging.” The first event, to be held on Wednesday, June 5, will cover salary negotiations, setting fair rates and shrinking the pay gap. Content strategist Karen McGrane will lead the discussion.

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